Star Wars Project Luminous Could Mean Something Great For Games

Star Wars Project Luminous Could Mean Something Great For Games

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If Disney is willing to take Star Wars back to the Old Republic era, does this mean the games could have a possible resurgence?

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Star Wars Project Luminous Could Mean Something Great For Games

Now that the Skywalker Saga has finally come to an end with 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Disney and Lucasfilm are hard at work on Project Luminous, a multimedia project that spans books and comics and is said to play an integral role in setting up the next era of Star Wars. Disney has previously confirmed the next saga of films are going to be set during the “High Republic” era of the Old Republic, an era of Star Wars that spans thousands of years and has only been explored through a series of video games and books that are no longer considered canon – Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

Many may be looking back at the stories of the Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic games, exploring what happened during that era of Star Wars Legends in hopes of painting a picture of where the future of the franchise could go. While very little is currently known about Disney’s plans for the future of the franchise, moving away from the heavily saturated stories and characters of the Skywalker Saga and going somewhere entirely new could mean something great for the future of Star Wars films, novels, comics, and most importantly, the future of Star Wars video games.

Star Wars Project Luminous Could Mean Something Great For Games

The Next Era of Films

Back in May 2019, rumors began to circulate that Disney was developing a new Star Wars film set during the Old Republic era, a rumor that has since been confirmed by President of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy. These plans have reportedly expanded from a single film to the next full saga of films with Disney taking cues from how the Marvel Cinematic Universe works and putting an end to trilogies in the franchise. The new saga of films and media will take place 400 years before the Skywalker Saga, toward the end of the Old Republic in an era called the “High Republic Era,” and is said to feature a much younger Yoda, as well as the inception of the Sith’s infamous “Rule of Two” which was implemented by Darth Bane and inspired by Darth Revan.

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Knights of the Old Republic

Star Wars Project Luminous Could Mean Something Great For Games

The Old Republic era spans thousands of years, from the creation of the Galactic Republic to its eventual fall and the formation of the Empire in the prequel trilogy. For reference, the High Republic Era is 400 years before the Skywalker Saga, the Old Republic MMO is 3600 years before the Skywalker Saga, and the Knights of the Old Republic games are set 4000 years before the events of the Skywalker Saga. That’s a significant amount of time that Disney and EA now have to play around with, from video games that tie directly into the new films to the rise of Sith Lords like Darth Bane, or a reboot/sequel to Knights of the Old Republic.

What it Means for Games

Project Luminous is said to start with a new Star Wars video game before expanding to books, comics, and eventually, the next saga of films. One of the main reasons that fans are so enamored by the Old Republic era comes down to the amount of freedom that BioWare with creating the original Knights of the Old Republic. The team was given the license to work with an IP as big as Star Wars and were allowed to go wherever it wanted without being tied to any of the existing continuity. KotOR and its sequel introduced unique and fascinating characters like Darth Revan, Jedi Master Kreia and the assassin-droid HK-47 while adding new locations such as Dantooine, exploring conflicts like the Mandalorian Wars, and delving further into the origins of the Sith.

The Return of KotOR?

Fans begged LucasArts for years to make a third game in the Star Wars: Battlefront series before EA obtained the publishing rights to Star Wars games and rebooted it entirely. Knights of the Old Republic is in a similar position with the first game coming from BioWare, the second from The Outer Worlds developer Obsidian Entertainment, and the third being an MMO set hundreds of years later. While a complete Resident Evil 2 or Final Fantasy VII style remake of both KotOR games would be fantastic, now is also a great time for EA to finally release the long-awaited sequel or alternatively, reboot the series and explore new stories and characters that could bring fan-favorites like Revan into Disney’s current continuity.

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Knowing Disney, it’ll likely want to start fresh with its own games and continuity that could be inspired by Legends stories without being tied to them, similar to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If EA were to remake Knights of the Old Republic from the ground up for PS5 and Xbox Series X, fans and newcomers alike would be in for a treat in revisiting one of the greatest RPGs ever made. However, EA is likely to proceed with a reboot rather than a remake, alongside Star Wars: Battlefront 3, a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and brand new games and stories that tie-in to characters in the next saga of films.

Regardless, the fact that Disney is making a firm stance on putting an end to the Skywalker Saga and taking a universe as rich and expansive as Star Wars in all-new directions is something that longtime fans and people that have never watched the series can be excited about – a fresh start. BioWare was handed the reins to Star Wars on a silver platter with no strings attached, and when a creator with that much talent is allowed to do what it does best without limitations like DICE had with Star Wars: Battlefront (2015) and the original trilogy, it managed to create something truly special. The premise alone of the new Star Wars films means great things for the future of the film series, books, comics, and of course, video games.

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